Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-22
GENERAL EARKETS.
pvoduce and Proyiaions

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 21-Flour-Market was
steady and unchanged; family So 55@2 65i
SIS 75G4. Wheat firm all through the session
and d. mand was way head IF offeri12s. "a
bles were firm and the feeling more bullish, so
that prices improved from the opening, though
there was a falling OFF late, the close was H@
&c better. No. 2 red cash 7i2:c; DC obs r
7I2G01hc. closing at 7l1sc; Decemhec ESQ
121lc. closing at 7Sc; J JaIgSO, I nI5
win VIII T. wheat, but quiet and trati5E Iim
ited the close was was &c shove yester
zovember $50; January 3794c, cl?sing 87z.O
bid; NAV 403S@4115c, closing 407s 64lC Oats
Market steady cash 24hc; October 2419c bid
November 24}Ic: May 2sHc. Cornmeal strong
at So 1902 Is. Whiskey steady at 81 o.. Pro
visions-Some demand for lard, others dull
Pork-standard mess $500 Lard Sc 20. Dry
salt meats-Long clears. on orders, 81 l2h
clear ribs 81 p; short Gear 81 l2h. Bacon
Boxeo shoulders S. 90; long clears 81 671s
clear ribs 81 sly; short clears SIS GOES 25 Hams
quiet at $40 5O@12 so.
CHICAGO, ILL. Oct. 2l.-All markets opened
ste Ady TO-DAY and not much changed from yes
terday's close. The strength that appeared in
the early markets came almost entirely from
the tone of The cables, whi b were stro"g, and
points being below the average and fair clear
ances. There was also less inclination to real
lie than on yesterday There Was an article IL
tie Cincinnati Price Current estimating the
an additional treegthening influence. Shorts
r covered freely trading chiefly for September
and May deliveries. December wheat
opened at 7sa7She, sold at 72na78e
to 1870 ana closed 1870. Corn was qniet to-
day and trading was limited mainly to May de
livery and confined to local operators. The
feeling was steady, Influenced by the firm tor e
of wheat ana the free buying at times by one
or two large local houses. The market opened
at Yesterdays closing prices, fuctuated with
q G4c range and closed 1s@i4c higher than
yesterday. The demand for contract grade was
only fair, shippers buying moderately there
being no vessel room here and rases remaining
firm Provision were stronger and prices
ruled higher for leading speculative arti les.
The receipts Of hogs were smaller than esti-
feature created little m5re demand
for shot interest and at the same
time tended to limit offerings, especially
for near deliveries. Trading, however, was
count was only fair, but buyers were. slow 70
meet the views OF sci ers, and the volume of
business waSlighter than for several days past.
Receipts of products were larger than dur
ing previous day of week and shipments were
Moderately free; shorts appeared more aHxious
to cover and January pork advanced from yes
terday's close, eellins at So 000l2 12H, and
closing at Sl2 OK. Lard advanced DC ;or near
clio ed at S. l215. January lard at Sc 171z@
6 22h, closed at So %. The leading futures
closed as follows: Wheat-October IKE;
November NE; December 7S71c; May
t pork s January 81 ok Lard octoe eeT
IS 27h November 81 Is: January s. 20; May S. 90.
Short r,bs-OctobSr 81 05; January S. I21z.
fairly active. with the prices steady and
unchanged; No spring wheat 115c;
No. surfing wheat 64c. No. corn 1910
Mes, pork at SIS 20. Lard at S. IS. Snort